title: Complete amino acid sequence of human cartilage link protein (CRTL1) deduced from cDNA clones and chromosomal assignment of the gene.
abstract: Little is known about the primary amino acid structure of human cartilage link protein (CRTL1). We screened a human genomic library with a cDNA encoding the 3' untranslated region and the adjoining B1 domain of chicken link protein. One clone was isolated and characterized. A 3.5-kb EcoRI-KpnI fragment from this genomic clone that contains the human B1 exon was used to map the gene to chromosome 5q13----q14.1. The same fragment was used to screen a cDNA library prepared from mRNA of Caco-2, a human colon tumor cell line. Two overlapping clones were isolated and shown to encode all of CRTL1. The deduced amino acid sequence is 354 residues long. The amino acid sequence shows a striking degree of identity to the porcine (96%), rat (96%), and chicken (85%) link protein sequences. Furthermore, there is greater than 86% homology between the 3' untranslated region of the genes encoding human and porcine link proteins. These results indicate that there has been strong evolutionary pressure against changes in the coding and 3' untranslated regions of the gene encoding cartilage link protein.
authors.affiliation: Harold C. Simmons Arthritis Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Osborne-Lawrence
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Eddy
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Byers
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Shows
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Duby
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011509:Proteoglycans; D051381:Rats / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics; D000099249:Proteoglycan Link Protein
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011509:Proteoglycans; D000099249:Proteoglycan Link Protein